Biography
James Franco has become multi-faceted in his endeavors as a student, artist, writer, director and actor. He graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1996 and went on to attend UCLA, majoring in English. To overcome his shyness, he got into acting and in 1999 he was acting for TV series like Freaks and Geeks. He is one of the most famous actors from recent Hollywood and he has earned accolades for his performances in James Dean, Milk and 127 Hours and also starred in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Oz: The Great and Powerful and the Spider-Man trilogy. Additionally, Franco wrote & directed The Broken Tower (2011) and directed Sal (2011), documentary Saturday Night and many short films.
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Actor
Documentaries | |
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2020 |
Inside North Korea: The Cyber State (TV movie) - a.f. |
2018 |
For Ed Ricketts |
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary (TV movie) |
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2016 |
F for Franco |
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem |
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2014 |
How to Make a Man (TV movie) |
Lennon or McCartney - a.f. |
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2013 |
A Fuller Life |
Mademoiselle C |
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The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts |
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2012 |
Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) |
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present |
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2011 |
Eames: The Architect & The Painter - narrator |
Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins |
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Stars ! (series) |
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With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story |
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2010 |
127 Hours: An Extraordinary View |
Saturday Night |
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2009 |
Erased James Franco |
Milk: Hollywood Comes to San Francisco |
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2008 |
Speechless (TV movie) |
2004 |
Making the Amazing |
Music videos | |
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2016 |
Riff Raff - Only In America |
2014 |
Moby - The Only Thing - a.f. |
2013 |
30 Seconds to Mars: City of Angels |
Bound 3 |
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Pharrell Williams: Happy |
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2004 |
Yellowcard: Gifts and Curses - a.f. |
Theatrical recording | |
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2015 |
Of Mice and Men |
2009 |
National Theatre Live |
Short | |
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2017 |
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper |
Blood Ride |
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2015 |
A Walk in Winter |
2014 |
Grow a Guy |
Making a Scene with James Franco (series) |
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2011 |
Rebel |
2010 |
Masculinity & Me |
2009 |
Acting with James Franco |
2007 |
The Hills with James Franco and Mila Kunis |
2001 |
Mean People Suck |
Producer
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2023 |
The Long Home |
2018 |
Future World |
2017 |
Don't Come Back from the Moon |
The Disaster Artist |
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The Mad Whale |
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2016 |
Goat |
In Dubious Battle |
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King Cobra |
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2015 |
The Adderall Diaries |
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2016 |
11.22.63 |
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The Day in Question (E08) |
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Soldier Boy (E07) |
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Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald (E06) |
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Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Metamorphosis: Junior Year |
2013 |
The Director: An Evolution in Three Acts |
Short | |
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2018 |
Birth of a Poet |
Director
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2023 |
The Long Home |
2019 |
Zeroville |
2018 |
Future World |
Pretenders |
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2017 |
Tenn |
The Disaster Artist |
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The Institute |
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2016 |
In Dubious Battle |
2015 |
Black Dog, Red Dog |
2014 |
I Think You're Totally Wrong: A Quarrel |
The Sound and the Fury |
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2013 |
As I Lay Dying |
Bukowski |
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Child of God |
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Interior. Leather Bar. |
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2012 |
My Own Private River |
2011 |
Sal |
The Broken Tower |
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2007 |
Good Time Max |
2005 |
Fool's Gold |
The Ape |
Series | |
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2019 |
The Deuce |
This Trust Thing (S03E06) |
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They Can Never Go Home (S03E04) |
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2017 |
The Deuce |
Au Reservoir (S01E07) |
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The Principle Is All (S01E03) |
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2016 |
11.22.63 |
The Truth (E05) |
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Metamorphosis: Junior Year |
2013 |
Venice 70: Future Reloaded |
2012 |
Francophrenia (Or Don't Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) |
2010 |
Saturday Night |
Music videos | |
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2012 |
R.E.M. - Blue |
Short | |
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2018 |
Birth of a Poet |
2014 |
Making a Scene with James Franco (series) |
2012 |
Dream |
2011 |
Rebel |
2010 |
42 One Dream Rush |
Herbert White |
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Masculinity & Me |
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The Clerk's Tale |
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2009 |
The Feast of Stephen |
Performer
Author
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2017 |
Actors Anonymous - book |
2015 |
Killing Animals - book |
Yosemite - short story |
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2013 |
Palo Alto - short story |
Screenwriter
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2018 |
Mississippi Requiem |
2015 |
Black Dog, Red Dog |
Holy Land |
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2013 |
As I Lay Dying |
Bukowski |
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Child of God |
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2011 |
The Broken Tower |
2007 |
Good Time Max |
2005 |
Fool's Gold - theater play |
The Ape |
Short | |
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2018 |
Birth of a Poet |
2011 |
Rebel |
2010 |
Herbert White |
Masculinity & Me |
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The Clerk's Tale |
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2009 |
The Feast of Stephen |
Cinematographer
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2013 |
Interior. Leather Bar. |
Editor
Movies | |
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2012 |
My Own Private River |